A sequence has a second term of - 4 and a common ratio of 4. What is the fifth term?

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Liana Thompson

11 November, 05:36

A sequence has a second term of - 4 and a common ratio of 4. What is the fifth term?

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Talon Orozco · Answer 1

If the sequence has a common ration, that means that you multiply this number from the last term to get the example. So the third term is - 4 (4) = - 16. Fourth term is - 16 (4) which is - 64. Fifth term is - 64 (4) which is - 256. Hence, the answer is the fifth term in the sequence is - 256.